Battery Discharge Rates
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:33 am
Excluding Li-ion, there are Wet Flooded, AGM and GEL type batteries for RT's. OEM fit for both Hexheads and Camheads is a GEL type battery. From what I've read elsewhere, GEL batteries typically have a very low discharge rate, as low as 0.75v in 6 months. This could well be true, when my bike is stored for 5 months, I regularly charge the battery. The battery charger almost immediately goes from charge to absorb to maintain voltage and current, indicating very little voltage drop over time.
Whereas, on my XJ650 which has a traditional Wet Flooded battery, if the battery is left for the same period of time, the charging takes longer. Obviously because it's discharged more and has a lower starting voltage.
I've no experience of motorcycle AGM battery types.
What type of battery is fitted to your bike and how do you find the charging requirements to be.
Whereas, on my XJ650 which has a traditional Wet Flooded battery, if the battery is left for the same period of time, the charging takes longer. Obviously because it's discharged more and has a lower starting voltage.
I've no experience of motorcycle AGM battery types.
What type of battery is fitted to your bike and how do you find the charging requirements to be.